May 2010

Your Weekly Boston Startup Entrepreneur Events Guide: GreenhornTV Ep.28: May 30th - June 5th

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Mon, 05/31/2010 - 11:00pm

This is another big week in the entrepreneur community. There are over 30 different Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. Check out the show and notes below to find out all about them and all the other great happenings in the community this week. And don't forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.

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Punit Shah: Bridging the Gap Between Developers and Business Development

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 12:43am

Who can recall the experience of attending a networking event and finding a swarm of bizdev guys all looking for the same thing: developers? Kabir Hemarajani wrote a great piece on how to find a technically oriented individual. What happens after you find your developers and how many times have you witnessed a startup fail to progress when their development support falls out from under them? When starting up a company, it is essential for business oriented/non-technical people to know how to work with their development team.

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Book Review: 10 Powerful Personas

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 8:41am


Ever wonder what makes a leader great?  Ever spend time thinking about what the strengths are in your personality or how you might be able to become more like great people around you? Kevin Vogelsang has and he's written a book to help you answer those questions.  In his just released book "10 Powerful Personas," Kevin examines key attributes of 10 different qualities found in leaders. I learned a lot from the book and I'd like to share a few of the lessons here:

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Marc Nager: Money isn’t the problem! How to start a “Startup Ecosystem”

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 7:09am

All too often I hear people mutter, “It’s just so tough to get funding here,” or “Our startup is doing well, but people just don’t ‘get it’ here,” or “We’re going to have to move to Silicon Valley if we want to ever make it.” Most of the time, they’re wrong. Here is my un-scholarly perspective from my experience after seeing over 400 new startup ventures launched in over 40 cities. 

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Forming a Company

Submitted by Ashkan on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 7:46am

After taking an idea to building a team and developing a product, you ‘the Entrepreneur’ needs to begin thinking about what type of company you would like to start out with.  Here is a guide on the different types of incorporations:

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Your Weekly Boston Startup Entrepreneur Events Guide: GreenhornTV Ep.27: May 23rd - 29th

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Sun, 05/23/2010 - 11:59pm

This is another big week in the entrepreneur community. There are over 30 different Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. Check out the show and notes below to find out all about them and all the other great happenings in the community this week. And don't forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.

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Evan Morikawa: Solutions to the Greatest Challenges for Entrepreneurs in College - Part IV: Opportunities are Costly

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 11:51pm

Start a business while in college! In fact, read Jason’s post for 10 reasons why you should. HOWEVER, be aware of some nasty challenges that are hard to accept and hard to deal with. Here are the four greatest ones I have faced: 

  
1. Time hates you
2. Projects are not startups
3. Mad skills and tract records are limited
4. Opportunities are costly

Read on for some good war stories and some ideas I’ve run across to mitigate these issues. Today is the final entry, Part IV: Opportunities are Costly.
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Evan Morikawa: Solutions to the Greatest Challenges for Entrepreneurs in College - Part III: Limited Experience

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 7:34am

Start a business while in college! In fact, read Jason’s post for 10 reasons why you should. HOWEVER, be aware of some nasty challenges that are hard to accept and hard to deal with. Here are the four greatest ones I have faced: 

  
1. Time hates you
2. Projects are not startups
3. Mad skills and tract records are limited
4. Opportunities are costly


Read on for some good war stories and some ideas I’ve run across to mitigate these issues. Today is Part 3: Mad skills and tract records are limited.
 
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Evan Morikawa: Solutions to the Greatest Challenges for Entrepreneurs in College - Part II: Projects are not Startups

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 8:11am

Start a business while in college! In fact, read Jason’s post for 10 reasons why you should. HOWEVER, be aware of some nasty challenges that are hard to accept and hard to deal with. Here are the four greatest ones I have faced: 

  

1. Time hates you

2. Projects are not startups

3. Mad skills and tract records are limited

4. Opportunities are costly

 

Read on for some good war stories and some ideas I’ve run across to mitigate these issues. Today is Part 2: Projects are not startups. 

 

Evan Morikawa: Solutions to the Greatest Challenges for Entrepreneurs in College - Part I: Time Hates You

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Tue, 05/18/2010 - 7:44am

Start a business while in college! In fact, read Jason’s post for 10 reasons why you should. HOWEVER, be aware of some nasty challenges that are hard to accept and hard to deal with. Here are the four greatest ones I have faced: 

  

1. Time hates you

2. Projects are not startups

3. Mad skills and tract records are limited

4. Opportunities are costly

 

Read on for some good war stories and some ideas I’ve run across to mitigate these issues. Today is Part I: Time Hates You. 

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A Roadmap from Idea to Venture Creation for Entrepreneurs

Submitted by Ashkan on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 6:29am

Getting an idea off the ground and turning it into a business is no easy task; whether or not it’s successful is a whole different topic. Follow the” Idea to Venture Roadmap” and turn that 3am realization of a product or service into a start-up venture.

 

 

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Your Weekly Boston Startup Entrepreneur Events Guide: GreenhornTV Ep.26: May 16th - 22nd

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Sun, 05/16/2010 - 11:24pm

This is another big week in the entrepreneur community. There are over 25 different Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. Check out the show and notes below to find out all about them and all the other great happenings in the community this week. And don't forget to check out the Greenhorn Connect Calendar for all your Boston startup entrepreneur networking events and office hours needs.

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